Health Library
Welcome to the Scripps health information library. It’s part of our commitment to partnering with you for lifelong wellness.
Here you can read articles on hundreds of health conditions and wellness topics, complete with medical illustrations and links to related symptoms, procedures and conditions.
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Disease
Q fever
Q fever is a bacterial infection that can affect the lungs, liver, heart, and other parts of the body.
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Disease
Q fever - early
Q fever is an infectious disease that is spread by domestic and wild animals and ticks.
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Test
Quadruple screen test
The quadruple screen test is done on the mother’s blood during pregnancy to determine whether the baby is at risk for certain birth defects.
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Test
Quantitative nephelometry
Quantitative nephelometry is a test to quickly and accurately measure the specific level of certain proteins called immunoglobulins in your blood. Specifically, it looks for the proteins IgM, IgG, and IgA.